Opportunities and challenges for an Indonesian forest monitoring network

• DOI: 10.1007/s13595-019-0840-0
• Publication Date: 2019-05-14T02:10:39Z
• Authors: Francis Q. Brearley; Wahyu C. Adinugroho; Rodrigo Cámara-Leret; Haruni Krisnawati; Alicia Ledo; Lan Qie; Thomas E. L. Smith; Fitri Aini; Fabien Garnier; Nurul S. Lestari; Muhammad Mansur; Agustinus Murdjoko; Satria Oktarita; Emma Soraya; Hesti Lestari Tata; Tatang Tiryana; Liam A. Trethowan; Charlotte E. Wheeler; Muhammad Abdullah; Aswandi; Benjamin J. W. Bu...; Elena Cantarello; Iswan Dunggio; Hendra Gunawan; Charlie D. Heatubun; Diah Irawati Dwi ...; Istomo; Tajudin Edy Komar; Relawan Kuswandi; Zaenal Mutaqien; Sunitha R. Pangala; Ramadhanil; Prayoto; Antun Puspanti; Muhammad A. Qirom; Andes H. Rozak; Asep Sadili; Ismayadi Samsoedin; Endah Sulistyawati; Siti Sundari; Sutomo; Agustinus P. Tamp...; Campbell O. Webb
• Keywords: tropical forests; 580; [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment; 0303 health sciences; Monitoring; Tropical forests; carbon; [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; 600; Forestry; [SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity; 15. Life on land; Carbon; Dynamics; monitoring; 03 medical and health sciences; 0705 Forestry Sciences; Data sharing

Permanent sampling plots (PSPs) are a powerful and reliable methodology to help our understanding of the diversity and dynamics of tropical forests. Based on the current inventory of PSPs in Indonesia, there is high potential to establish a long-term collaborative forest monitoring network. Whilst there are challenges to initiating such a network, there are also innumerable benefits to help us understand and better conserve these exceptionally diverse ecosystems.